Where does “isotuulenkala” come from?

isotuulenkala (Finnish) comes from Finnish iso, from Finnish isä, from Proto-Finnic icä, from Proto-Uralic ićä — father.

isotuulenkala (Finnish): greater sand eel, great sand eel, "Hyperoplus...

Definitions

  1. greater sand eel, great sand eel, "Hyperoplus...

Ancestry of “isotuulenkala”, step by step

isotuulenkala traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish iso

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishisobig; large; great
2Finnishisäfather; Father
3Proto-Finnicicäfather
4Proto-Uralicićäfather

via Finnish tuulenkala

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtuulenkalasand lance, sand eel
2Finnishkalafish; fishing; seafood
3Proto-Finnickalafish
4Proto-Uralickäläfish
Every word from Proto-Uralic ićä →Every word from Proto-Finnic icä →Every word from Finnish isä →